The Birthing Center at UM Shore Regional Health’s Shore Medical Center at Easton provides classes related to childbirth, parenting and breastfeeding throughout the year, free of charge.
All childbirth and education classes are free of cost, but advance registration is required for all classes. Caregivers who are interested in attending an upcoming course may visit the easy online 2026 Prenatal Class Registration form and submit your request quickly. Care partners are encouraged to attend classes with their birthing partners.
All classes are held in-person at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton’s Nick Rajacich Health Education Center, as follows:
Understanding Labor – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Classes will take place March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, August 1, September 5, October 3, November 7 and December 5. This course provides information on the signs of labor, stages of labor and labor contractions. Birthing Center nursing team members discuss options for comfort techniques and pain management, laboring positions, medical procedures and recovery following delivery.
New Mom, New Baby – 9 a.m. to noon on February 14, April 11, June 13, August 8, October 10 and December 12. This course provides an overview of care for the birthing parent and child, from the time of delivery to two weeks following delivery (postpartum). Birthing Center nursing team members provide information about postpartum care, emotions and stress, intimacy and sexuality, returning to work and birth control options. Course participants also learn about newborn care, including feeding, diapering, bathing, circumcision care and infant safety.
Breastfeeding – 9 a.m. to noon on March 14, May 9, July 11, September 12 and November 11. Birthing Center nursing team members discuss tips and techniques for successful breastfeeding, including latch and positioning, and maintaining milk supply.
UM SRH certified lactation consultants also offer information for expectant and new parents about the benefits of breastfeeding for the birthing parent and baby, along with tips and techniques for successful breastfeeding. For information regarding breastfeeding support offered by appointment via videoconference or in-person — outside of scheduled class time — contact 410-822-1000, ext. 5535.
For more information about the Birthing Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton, visit umshoreregional.org/birthing. For questions about classes, call 410-822-1000, ext. 5234. UM Shore Regional Health is a member hospital of the University of Maryland Medical System.
About University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
A member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) is the principal provider of comprehensive health care services for more than 170,000 residents of five counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot. UM SRH consists of approximately 2,000 team members, including more than 600 health care providers on the Medical Staff, who work with community partners to advance the values that are foundational to our mission: Compassion, Discovery, Excellence, Diversity and Integrity. For more information, visit https://www.umms.org/shore.
About the University of Maryland Medical System
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.
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